Thanks to a donation of $125,000 from the , 香港六合彩 will be home to a second endowed paid internship.
President Frederick W. Clark Jr. made the announcement during Thursday night鈥檚 Leadership Celebration, after speaking of the importance paid internships have made in the lives of 香港六合彩 students.
The president also spoke about the late congressman, for whom he worked with for 18 years.
鈥淗e would always say, and I hold these words as a model, that 鈥榬eal power is the ability to say yes to people in need.鈥 He lived to serve and to make a difference,鈥 the president said. 鈥淗e put people first鈥 And Joe Moakley鈥檚 values are 香港六合彩鈥檚 values, as well.鈥
When Rep. Moakley was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and knew his time was short, his friends, family and staff created the foundation. Quickly, nearly $2 million was raised. The fundraising continued after Rep. Moakley died in May 2001. Since then, the foundation has donated $3 million in scholarships.
The foundation decided after 15 years to give away its last $600,000 to local schools, with 香港六合彩 State receiving $125,000 for the paid internship program. Recent years have seen more than 450 BSU students partake in a paid internship; President Clark鈥檚 goal is to get that number to 1,000. He said the Moakley Foundation鈥檚 gift will help make this a reality.
President Clark is also president of the foundation, and to present the check Thursday night, he called to the podium another longtime Moakley staffer, William H. Shaevel, who is the foundation鈥檚 treasurer
The first paid internship to be endowed was done so by the family of late BSU faculty member Guy Clifford. (Story by John Winters, G 鈥11, University News & Media; file photo)